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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المناسكChapters on Hajj Rituals
بَابُ : الْوُقُوفِ بِجَمْعٍChapter: Stopping at Jam` (Muzdalifah)
Hadith 3022
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ ، قَالَ : حَجَجْنَا مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نُفِيضَ مِنْ الْمُزْدَلِفَةِ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ : أَشْرِقْ ثَبِيرُ كَيْمَا نُغِيرُ ، وَكَانُوا لَا يُفِيضُونَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ، فَخَالَفَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَفَاضَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Amr bin Maimun said:` “We performed Hajj with ‘Umar bin Khattab, and when we wanted to depart from Muzdalifah, he said: ‘The idolators used to say: “May the sun rise over you, O Thabir!* So that we may begin our journey (to Mina),” and they did not depart until the sun had risen.’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) differed from them by departing before the sun rose.”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: When returning from Arafat on the ninth (of Dhul-Hijjah), one should not perform the Maghrib prayer on the way; rather, both Maghrib and Isha should be combined at the time of Isha upon reaching Muzdalifah, with one adhan and two iqamahs. Then, the night should be spent in Muzdalifah, and as soon as dawn breaks, the Fajr prayer should be performed, and before sunrise, one should set out for Mina. Spending the night in Muzdalifah is Sunnah, and those who do not spend the night in Muzdalifah are committing an innovation (bid‘ah), which the authority should prohibit. Whoever does not spend the night in Muzdalifah is liable for a dam (sacrificial penalty). Ibn Khuzaymah and a group (of scholars) hold that spending the night in Muzdalifah is a pillar (rukn); in this case, omitting it would invalidate their Hajj, and this deficiency cannot be compensated by a dam. The meaning of spending the night is that one stays in Muzdalifah after half the night, even if only for a short while; if one departs before this, a dam becomes obligatory. However, if one returns there before Fajr, the dam is waived. In any case, it is necessary to stay in Muzdalifah for a short time during the second half of the night until Fajr. (Al-Rawdah al-Nadiyyah).
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ One should depart from Muzdalifah before sunrise, but at a time when there is sufficient light.
➋ The acts of worship of Muslims are different from those of non-Muslims, to the extent that even those acts of worship which are common have differences in their method.
➌ When even the common acts of worship have been made different, then how can it be permissible for Muslims to participate in those festivals which are purely non-Muslim and ceremonial, such as: Christmas, New Year (according to the Christian calendar), Nowruz, Basant, Diwali, fairs and festivals, etc., as well as those customs related to marriage and mourning which are prevalent among non-Muslims, for example: birthdays, death anniversaries, wearing black clothes on someone's death, illumination (lighting lamps), the mixing of men and women and joking with each other on the occasion of engagement and marriage, taking henna with lit candles, and women dancing and singing in the streets while carrying henna.
All these are customs of the disbelievers, especially the Hindus, about which no Muslim who possesses religious honor and zeal can even think. Yes! If religious honor itself is lost, then that is another matter.
Therefore, all Muslims should completely abstain from such absurdities.
➊ One should depart from Muzdalifah before sunrise, but at a time when there is sufficient light.
➋ The acts of worship of Muslims are different from those of non-Muslims, to the extent that even those acts of worship which are common have differences in their method.
➌ When even the common acts of worship have been made different, then how can it be permissible for Muslims to participate in those festivals which are purely non-Muslim and ceremonial, such as: Christmas, New Year (according to the Christian calendar), Nowruz, Basant, Diwali, fairs and festivals, etc., as well as those customs related to marriage and mourning which are prevalent among non-Muslims, for example: birthdays, death anniversaries, wearing black clothes on someone's death, illumination (lighting lamps), the mixing of men and women and joking with each other on the occasion of engagement and marriage, taking henna with lit candles, and women dancing and singing in the streets while carrying henna.
All these are customs of the disbelievers, especially the Hindus, about which no Muslim who possesses religious honor and zeal can even think. Yes! If religious honor itself is lost, then that is another matter.
Therefore, all Muslims should completely abstain from such absurdities.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3022
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
The polytheists of Makkah, during the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), would not go beyond Muzdalifah; rather, they would spend the night there and then, in the morning, call out (Ashriq Thabir) — "O Thabir Mountain! Become bright quickly due to the sunlight so that we may return to our homes." But the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) opposed them in this practice.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 1684)
This custom of Jahiliyyah had become so deeply rooted among the Quraysh that Jabir bin Mut'im (radi Allahu anhu) reports: On the Day of Arafah, my camel was lost, so while searching for it, I saw that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was standing in the plain of Arafah. I was astonished: how could the Hums — that is, the Quraysh — come to Arafah, when they would not go beyond Muzdalifah?
Why has the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) come here? (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 1664)
2.
In any case, Allah the Exalted abolished this custom of Jahiliyyah, saying:
"Then depart from where all the people depart."
(al-Baqarah: 199/2)
1.
The polytheists of Makkah, during the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), would not go beyond Muzdalifah; rather, they would spend the night there and then, in the morning, call out (Ashriq Thabir) — "O Thabir Mountain! Become bright quickly due to the sunlight so that we may return to our homes." But the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) opposed them in this practice.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 1684)
This custom of Jahiliyyah had become so deeply rooted among the Quraysh that Jabir bin Mut'im (radi Allahu anhu) reports: On the Day of Arafah, my camel was lost, so while searching for it, I saw that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was standing in the plain of Arafah. I was astonished: how could the Hums — that is, the Quraysh — come to Arafah, when they would not go beyond Muzdalifah?
Why has the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) come here? (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Hajj, Hadith: 1664)
2.
In any case, Allah the Exalted abolished this custom of Jahiliyyah, saying:
"Then depart from where all the people depart."
(al-Baqarah: 199/2)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3838
